"Crazy! Jiangnan Yan, you've completely lost your mind!!"
Bai Xinyi looked utterly incredulous.
She could not believe that Jiangnan Yan, who had always been smart and rational, would say something like this.
She was actually making excuses for a murderer!
Jiangnan Yan smiled faintly and said, "Teacher Bai, I know you're a good teacher, but you should know what Wang Meimei is like."
"It would have been one thing if she merely threw tantrums before, but what kind of times are these now? She's still acting the same way as before—isn't she asking for trouble?"
"This is the apocalypse! So many people have died outside, and there aren't even any police to deal with it!"
"Even when we left the teaching building yesterday, several boys followed us. Teacher Bai, couldn't you see the lecherous looks in their eyes? If they caught us, our fate would definitely be worse than Wang Meimei's!"
"In times like these, Teacher Bai, do you still want to use those old morals and laws to restrain my husband?"
"Even taking a step back, even if my husband hadn't killed Wang Meimei, sooner or later she would have been killed by someone else or starved to death... Besides, my husband only punched Wang Meimei once. The real cause of her death was not receiving medical treatment in time, and that definitely can't be blamed on my husband. It was all the apocalypse's fault—the fault of this world!!"
Listening to Jiangnan Yan's reasoned analysis, Bai Xinyi's pale, cracked lips moved, but she could not utter a single rebuttal.
Wang Meimei's personality really was terrible.
Back in peaceful times, she often made posts online insulting men, but back then, the law protected her.
But now...
Sigh.
Though she did not want to admit it, Bai Xinyi no longer had the confidence to argue back.
At most, she could only say that Wang Meimei did not deserve to die.
But she was already dead. What was the point of saying any of this?
Bai Xinyi felt that the man had been right yesterday. Everything was her fault.
She had caused her own student's death.
If she had been able to keep Wang Meimei under control, Wang Meimei would not have spoken so rudely, nor would she have died.
Looking at the dejected Bai Xinyi, Jiangnan Yan let out a soft sigh. "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Teacher Bai, do you want to eat this chicken drumstick? I only got one from my husband because you used to take such good care of me. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't waste my time like this."
"Thank you..."
Bai Xinyi pressed her lips together and accepted the chicken drumstick.
Although Jiangnan Yan had sold her body, she was still kind at heart.
Actually, selling one's body to survive did not seem like such a big deal.
As she gnawed on the chicken drumstick, Bai Xinyi's mindset gradually began to change.
"Mineral water."
Jiangnan Yan placed half a bottle of water in front of Bai Xinyi. Watching her eat quickly, she continued, "Teacher Bai, we're leaving soon. Do you want to come with us?"
"The boys' dormitory isn't safe. Just now, I heard what sounded like people in the other rooms while I was in the hallway. If you stay behind alone, I'm afraid you'll be targeted."
Bai Xinyi swallowed the meat in her mouth and could not help asking, "Can I come with you?"
She had offended that man yesterday. Given his brutal and selfish nature, he might not be willing to take her along.
"Of course you can. As long as you're willing, Teacher Bai, I can put in a good word with my husband. He actually has a very good personality and won't hold anything against you. After all, Teacher Bai, you were only trying to protect your student!" Seeing that Bai Xinyi was tempted, Jiangnan Yan immediately said.
Before coming out, she had promised Shen Yi that she would definitely trick Bai Xinyi into coming back and make Teacher Bai obediently listen to him.
If she managed it, she could even receive an extra reward!
Otherwise, with Shen Yi's personality, he definitely would not take Bai Xinyi along.
Even if she starved to death, Shen Yi would not care.
Taking in a disobedient woman would only add to his burden.
"O-okay, then I'll have to trouble you." Bai Xinyi always felt that something was strange.
But... that chicken drumstick really was delicious!
"Then come with me, Teacher Bai. When you see my husband, make sure you don't make him angry, or I'll be punished too," Jiangnan Yan warned.
"Okay, I won't drag you down!"
Bai Xinyi nodded earnestly.
The two returned to Dorm 610. Shen Yi and Xu Wanting had also packed up the snacks, chargers, and other items, ready to leave.
There were nearly a hundred thousand pistols in the System Space, and with the strength he had gained after Body Evolution, Shen Yi now had some ability to protect himself.
Even if he encountered that mutated dirt dog, he could take it out with overwhelming firepower!
"Teacher Bai, weren't you so high and mighty? Didn't you say you wouldn't sell your body? So why are you following us over here like a dog now?"
The moment Xu Wanting saw Jiangnan Yan bring Bai Xinyi back, she began speaking sarcastically.
Because she felt threatened!
This slut named Bai had such a great figure, and she was also close to Jiangnan Yan. If she stayed too, Xu Wanting's position as the first wife would be in danger!
"Y-You, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Bai Xinyi's face flushed red with embarrassment and anger.
Yet she had no way to refute it.
Just yesterday, she had made such bold declarations, only to follow them here again today. Even she found it awkward and humiliating.
"Heh, nonsense? I wonder who stood at the door yesterday and said she'd rather starve to death than sell her body, that she wouldn't abandon her students—yet now she's abandoned them already?" Xu Wanting's words were sharp and vicious, full of aggression.
Other than not daring to show Shen Yi any attitude, she was hostile toward everyone else.
Bai Xinyi's face reddened from Xu Wanting's barrage. For a moment, she even had the urge to smash her head against the wall and die on the spot.
"Xu Wanting, don't go too far. Teacher Bai only wants to take care of her students; she isn't trying to oppose husband, is she?"
Jiangnan Yan spoke up, cutting off Xu Wanting's assault. "As for why Teacher Bai has come here now, it's because she's thought things through and is willing to be husband's lesser wife. Are you going to refuse on husband's behalf? Are you going to make decisions for husband?"
"Don't talk nonsense! I never said I'd make decisions for husband! I just can't stand that shameless bitch!"
Xu Wanting hurriedly retorted, afraid of making Shen Yi unhappy.
"Then stop making those snide remarks. We'll all be family from now on, so we should live in harmony and not cause conflicts," Jiangnan Yan said calmly, as though she had prepared those words long ago.
"Hmph!" Xu Wanting snorted coldly, but no longer had any reason to continue.
In this exchange, Jiangnan Yan had clearly crushed Xu Wanting!
At that moment, The only one completely dumbfounded was Bai Xinyi.
When did I say I wanted to be Shen Yi's lesser wife?
Since when did we become family??
Why couldn't she understand a single word Jiangnan Yan was saying??
Several times, she wanted to speak up and refute her, but Jiangnan Yan and Xu Wanting's heated argument gave her no chance to cut in.
"Alright, it's time to go."
At that moment, Shen Yi—the head of the household and the greatest beneficiary after the women's quarrel—finally spoke.
He had deliberately allowed Xu Wanting to belittle and insult Bai Xinyi.
This woman had made Shen Yi very unhappy yesterday, so he let Xu Wanting curse her out to vent his anger.
Besides, with a woman whose pride was so strong, he had to crush that pride first and ruthlessly humiliate her dignity before he could take her in properly.
If Bai Xinyi couldn't endure the humiliation and chose to leave, Shen Yi wouldn't care.
It wasn't like he lacked one woman.
Jiangnan Yan, on the other hand, made Shen Yi regard her more highly.
This woman truly was clever.
With just a few words, she had Bai Xinyi wrapped around her finger while also shutting Xu Wanting down.
From the moment she woke up that morning, Jiangnan Yan had begun calling him husband. She said it so naturally, without the slightest awkwardness, as though they had been an old married couple for years.
She had even taken the initiative to offer to help him get Bai Xinyi and make Bai Xinyi obediently listen to him without harboring any disloyal thoughts.
Hearing that, Shen Yi naturally did not refuse. He wanted to see what Jiangnan Yan was capable of.
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